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James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is widely considered to be the greatest electric guitarist in music history, and one of the most influential musicians of his era despite mainstream exposure limited to just three years. After initial success in Europe with his group The Jimi Hendrix Experience, he achieved fame in the United States following his 1967 performance at the Monterey Pop Festival. Later, he headlined the iconic 1969 Woodstock Festival and the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. He often favored raw overdriven amplifiers with high gain and treble and helped develop the previously undesirable technique of guitar amplifier feedback.
Hendrix helped to popularize use of the wah-wah pedal in mainstream rock, which he often used to deliver tonal exaggerations in his solos, particularly with high bends, complex guitar playing, and use of legato. As a record producer, he also broke new ground in using the recording studio as an extension of his musical ideas. He was one of the first to experiment with stereophonic phasing effects for rock recording.[citation needed] He was influenced by blues artists such as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Albert King and Elmore James,rhythm and blues and soul guitarists Curtis Mayfield and Steve Cropper, and the jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery. Hendrix began dressing and wearing a moustache like Little Richard when he performed and recorded in his band from March 1, 1964 through to the spring of 1965. In 1966, he stated, "I want to do with my guitar what Little Richard does with his voice".
Actors: Matthew Gross (producer), James McDaniel (actor), Aaron Michael Lacey (miscellaneous crew), Joey Naber (miscellaneous crew), John Heard (actor), Josh Davidson (actor), Aaron Michael Lacey (actor), Barbara Biddle (miscellaneous crew), Omar McClinton (miscellaneous crew), Jesse Bradford (actor), Katherine Dorrer (miscellaneous crew), Paul Fahrenkopf (actor), Jared Morrison (miscellaneous crew), Jared Morrison (actor), Lil Rhee (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Adrian Rawlins (actor), Saskia Reeves (actress), Caprice Bourret (actress), Mark Russell (composer), Peter La Terriere (producer), Peter La Terriere (writer), Mel Raido (actor), Dragomir Bajalica (editor), Katherine Burchill (costume designer), Mike Southon (director), Bruno Melling (actor),
Plot: A young family, driving along a road in Britain fall prey to a minor collision due to Dad's daydreaming about a golf game. The boy in the back of the car is in dismay as his newly won goldfish splits its bag. A rescue effort begins, culminating in Mum pouring the fish into a bottle of drinking water donated by a passing gorgeous blonde flagged down by Dad. The enigmatic driver of the stationary vehicle that was driven into spontaneously reveals the load of his van to be a hand made rocking horse. Not having a business card, he writes his number on Mum's arm. Hours later a recovery vehicle arrives, and the family are taken home with Dad fantasising about the blonde, Mum fantasising about the other driver, and the boy dreaming about a beach.
Keywords: goldfishActors: Tiffany Shepis (actress), Geoffrey Gould (actor), Adrian Martinez (actor), Rik Nagel (miscellaneous crew), Rik Nagel (actor), Bridget Barkan (actress), Martha Gretsch (costume designer), Jeannette Gould (actress), Brian Cole (actor), Kirby Mitchell (actor), Jack Luceno (actor), James Cunningham (actor), Stephanie Silverman (actress), Robert Kane Pappas (writer), Robert Kane Pappas (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Carlos Lucas (actor), Danny Huston (actor), Vernon Dobtcheff (actor), Martin Donovan (actor), Marianne Sägebrecht (actress), Mary McDonnell (actress), Mario de Benito (composer), Maria de Medeiros (actress), Fernando Trueba (actor), Felipe Vélez (actor), Joan Potau (actor), Toni Cantó (actor), Alicia Agut (actress), Fernando Merino (actor), Caroline Biggerstaff (editor),
Genres: Comedy, Romance,Actors: Carlos Lucas (actor), Danny Huston (actor), Vernon Dobtcheff (actor), Martin Donovan (actor), Marianne Sägebrecht (actress), Mary McDonnell (actress), Mario de Benito (composer), Maria de Medeiros (actress), Fernando Trueba (actor), Felipe Vélez (actor), Joan Potau (actor), Toni Cantó (actor), Alicia Agut (actress), Fernando Merino (actor), Caroline Biggerstaff (editor),
Genres: Comedy, Romance,Actors: Jodie Foster (actress), Prudence Emery (actress), Matthew Modine (actor), Wallace Shawn (actor), Walter Massey (actor), Timothy Webber (actor), Rob Lowe (actor), Wilford Brimley (actor), Matthew Modine (actor), Louis Di Bianco (actor), Seth Green (actor), Beau Bridges (actor), Richard Jutras (actor), Nastassja Kinski (actress), Lorena Gale (actress),
Plot: The film talks about a family that weathers all sorts of disasters and keeps going in spite of it all. It is noted for its wonderful assortment of oddball characters.
Keywords: abuse, actress, adolescent, affection, airplane-crash, austria, bare-butt, based-on-novel, bear, bear-costumeActors: Victor Spinetti (actor), Vincent Solignac (actor), André Penvern (actor), Shane Rimmer (actor), Wolf Kahler (actor), Michael Gough (actor), Sacha Briquet (actor), Billy Kearns (actor), Jacques Balutin (actor), Philippe Mareuil (actor), Jean-Claude Dauphin (actor), Geoffrey Carey (actor), Yann Dedet (actor), Françoise Brion (actress), Pierre Vernier (actor),
Plot: Beautiful and naïve Maggy Lunel arrives in Paris completely broke. She becomes an artist's model and the toast of Paris, attracting the attention of Picasso-like painter Julien Mistral, an arrogant and selfish man who places his work above everything. Their paths diverge as Mistral's art catches the eye of a rich American woman who becomes his patroness and eventually his wife. During the war years in France, Mistral collaborates with the Nazis in order to continue with his work, a decision that will come back to haunt him years later. In the meantime, Maggy has a daughter named Teddy who grows up and falls in love with Mistral with whom she has a child named Fauve. As Mistral ages, he comes to terms with his selfish past and wartime betrayal through his art, leaving a beautiful legacy for his daughter, Fauve.
Keywords: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, apostrophe-in-title, art-dealer, art-gallery, artistActors: Forbes Murray (actor), Harold Miller (actor), Carl M. Leviness (actor), Bill McLean (actor), Kenner G. Kemp (actor), James Conaty (actor), Alberto Morin (actor), Vince Edwards (actor), Wilbur Mack (actor), Martin Garralaga (actor), Joseph Calleia (actor), Fred Kelsey (actor), Creighton Hale (actor), Sam Harris (actor), Eduardo Noriega (actor),
Plot: Damon Vincenti, a young vineyard worker, has a beautiful tenor voice and dreams of becoming a great opera singer. He debuts at Lardelli's Italian restaurant in San Francisco, where he is spotted by Kendall Hale, a society girl who enjoys launching young artists while making them her lovers before dumping them after use. Damon is no exception to the rule: he becomes famous but Kendall leaves him abruptly. He feels so affected that he must give up singing. In Mexico, where he has got back in touch with his inner self, Damon meets Juana Montès.They are happy and get married. But Kendall is still around...
Keywords: based-on-novel, farm-worker, opera-singer, tenorActors: Gordon B. Clarke (actor), James Conaty (actor), Jack Chefe (actor), Paul Bryar (actor), Jaque Catelain (actor), Wilson Benge (actor), André Charlot (actor), Edward Biby (actor), Robert Barron (actor), Brooks Benedict (actor), Eugene Borden (actor), George Bruggeman (actor), Frederic Brunn (actor), John Davidson (actor), Franco Corsaro (actor),
Plot: Well-to-do Chicagoan, Larry Darrell, breaks off his engagement to Isabel and travels the world seeking enlightenment, eventually finding his guru India. Isabel marries Gray, and following the crash of 1929, is invited to live in Paris with her rich, social climbing, Uncle Elliot. During a sojurn there, Larry, having attained his goal, is reunited with Isabel. While slumming one night Larry, Isabel and company are shocked to discover Sophie, a friend from Chicago. Having lost her husband and child in a tragic accident, Sophie is living the low-life with the help of drugs and an abusive brute. Larry tries to rehabilitate her, but his efforts are sabotaged by Isabel who tries in vain to reignite Larry's interest in herself.
Keywords: alcoholic, american-abroad, automobile-accident, based-on-novel, broken-engagement, chicago-illinois, coal-miner, dancing, doctor, drunkennessActors: Roger Lion (writer), Roger Lion (writer), Colette Darfeuil (actress), Jean Angelo (actor), Roger Vincent (actor), Madeleine Guitty (actress), Piero Pastore (actor), Eddy Debray (actor), Max Maxudian (actor), Pierre Juvenet (actor), Sinoël (actor), Alexandre Mihalesco (actor), Charles Lemontier (actor), Roger Lion (director), Roger Lion (writer),
Plot: Open and shut case: Maxime Dartois, the painter, is found dead in his penthouse with three bullets in his body, but the pistol that killed him is still being held by the (fainted) young lady by his side. A detective will find a few odd notes, and the plot thickens when plenty of people are interviewed, and more than one could have the will, and the opportunity, to be the killer, and it is not clear what the relationship of the girl was with the deceased.
Genres: Crime, Music, Mystery, Romance,American woman, stay away from me
American woman, mama let me be
Don't come hanging around my door
I don't want to see your face no more
I got more important things to do
Than spend my time growin' old with you
Now woman, stay away
American woman, listen what I say
American woman, get away from me
American woman, mama let me be
Don't come knocking around my door
I don't want to see your shadow no more
Colored lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else's eyes
Now woman, get away
American woman, listen what I say
American woman, I said get way
American woman, listen what I say
Don't come hanging around my door
Don't want to see your face no more
I don't need your war machines
I don't need your ghetto scenes
Colored lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else's eyes
Now woman, get away
American woman, listen what I say
American woman, stay away from me
American woman, mama let me be
I gotta go
I gotta getta away
Babe I gotta go
I wanna fly away
I'm gonna leave you woman
I'm gonna leave you woman
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I'm gonna leave you woman
Bye bye, bye bye...
Bye bye, bye bye
American woman.....
And you're no good for me
And I'm no good for you
I look you right straight in the eye
And tell you what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna leave you woman
You know I gotta go
I'm gonna leave you woman
I gotta go
I gotta go
I gotta go
American woman